Monday, November 16, 2015

We have two amazing little tidbits for you today! You can search your Google Drive and create new Google Docs, Sheets, Drawings, and Slides without actually opening Google Drive! Say WHAT?!?!

Searching Your Google Drive From the Address Bar

Search your Google Drive directly from the address bar using the Omnidrive Chrome Extension. Simply type the word drivein your address bar and press the space bar. You are now searching your Google Drive. So type in some keywords, press enter, and voilà!

Creating a New Google Document Anywhere!

The Google Docs Quick Create Extension is one of the Divas' favorites! You can create a new Google Doc, Slides, Sheet, or Drawing from anywhere in Chrome, without the hassle of going back into Drive and clicking New.

Friday, November 6, 2015

EdPuzzle is a great tech tool to use when you want your students to watch videos independently, either at home or during class. You can upload your own videos or select videos from sites like YouTube, KhanAcademy, TedEd. Most importantly, you can embed multiple choice or short answer questions during the video. This allows you to quickly and easily assess your students’ understanding of the material in the video.

It’s great for flipped classrooms, because you can see when students watched the videos and how many times they watched each part of the video, giving you insight into their study skills. You can also get a “pulse” on the students’ understanding before class and adjust your in-class lesson plans accordingly.

Some fun features include being able to re-dub your own audio track over someone else’s video and to crop videos to cut out unimportant parts. Once you create a class for each class period, you can set due dates and quickly grade students’ quizzes.